George harris



(No Model.) G BED BRACKET.

No. 541,519. Patented June 25, 1895.

l M Ill 1 1111111111 1 NlTED ST TES GEORGE HARRIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR SAME PLACE.

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BED-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,819, dated one 25, 1895.

Application liled September 16 1894' Serial No. 5253,0 74 (No motleLl To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, GEORGE HARRIS, acit izen of-the United States, residing afiChicago, in tlie county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Immovements in Bed-Brackets, of which the following isa specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in l the manner of securing the bed-posts, side and end-rails of bed-steads together, and while it is more especially adapted for use on iron beds, yet it is applicable to other beds; and it consists in certain peculiarities ofi the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

- ,The objects of my invention are first,-to pro- I vide a bracket or brace for bed-steads, which shall be simple, and inexpensive in construe tion,-strong and durable, yet efiective in operation; and second, such a bracket, which by reasonof its construction, will hold the various parts of the bed more firmly together, than is done by the appliances now in ordinary use, and will render it an easymatter to take the pieces apart, or put them together,

a when desired.

In orderto enable others skilled in theartto which my invention pertains to make and use the same, Iwill now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings,

in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of one of the bed-posts, showing mybracket in place thereon and a portion of oneof the side and end railsin position in the bracket.

Fig. 2 isa. perspective view of a modification .i-nthe construction of the bracket, showing one of the side and end rails removed therefrom. -.Fig..3 is a perspective View of a portion of one of the side or end rails; inverted.

Fig. 4 i513, plan view of the bracket andFig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4, showing the bed-post in position in the bracket.

Similarletters refer tolike parts throughout the ditiierent views of the drawings.

A, represents the bracket, which may bemade of any suitable size and material, but

, preferably of metal, and rectangular in shape.

As shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 5, of the draw contact'therewith, and be firmly heldiwhen placed in position, as will presently be explained. Around thesides 0t, and some distance therefrom,is formed or provided a fiat strap 0, which. is unitedto'thebody of the bracket at its diagonally opposite corners c. This strap is also rectangular, and as before bracket, and inay be providedwit-h set-screws rails E, and E res ectivel which as shown have the ends 6, of their upper portion e, bent down ata right'angle, so as to fit within the of the bracket. Theside portions (2 of .the

rails, are'cut-away vertically at their ends-so strap 0, whichwill support the rails, andprevent any dislocation thereof.

which may be tightened on the down-turned close contact with the sides a, of the body of the bracket.

drawings, the top of the strap 0, is placed somewhat below the top of the bracket, and usually about the distance of the thickness of the upper part e, of the angle irons, composing the bed-rails, thus forming armsor promeut of the rails, as is obvious.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, I have shown a modification in the construction of my TO JOHN BECKER, ()F

that the ends of the side and end-rails may stated is placed-so. asto, provides space be} tween itand the sides'a', of 'the bodyofthe' D, for securing the ends of the side and end space between the strap. 0, and the sides a, I

angle irons,'constituting. the side andend-= In order tomo're firmly fasten the rails within'thebracket, f I may provide the strap O,with set-screws D,

ends e, of the rails, and thus force them into- As is clearly seen in Figs 1,"and 2, of the jections c, on each of the outer sides of the bracket, which will prevent any lateral movein the drawings, are made of angle iron, and i asto provide a spaceor slot d, betweo'nfthe said ends and the'down-turned ends as; suf-- fieient size to admit of the insertion of the bracket, in which instead. of forming it with an opening, for the reception of the bed-post,

asabove set forth, a projection F, on each Qformed side and end rails, the parts of the bed may be readily put together and firmly held in position, or when it is desired to separate them, they can aseasily be removed.

It is'obvious that the hollow bracket may be secured on the bed-post, by means of a setscrew, as above stated, or it may be shrunk thereonor secured thereto in any desired manner.

Having thus fully described my invention, "what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of a bracket having means for securing it to the bed-post and a right angled strap on the exterior-of its inner sides, said strap having'set screws to engage the side and end rails with the side and endrails made angular in cross section and having the ends of their upper parts down-turned to 'engagethe strap, and the ends of their side portions cut away to form an opening for the reception of said strap substantially as described.

2. The combination of abracket having an opening for the reception of the bed-post and a right angled strap on the exterior of its inner sides, with the side and end-rails made angular in cross-section and having the ends of their upper parts down-turned to engage the strap and the ends of their side portions cut-away to form an opening for the reception of said strap, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the bracket A, having the opening a, for the post, the flat sides a, at right angles with each other and the right angled strap C, on the exterior of its inner sides, but at a distance from the sides a, and the arms 0, on the outer sides of the bracket, with the side and end-rails made angular in cross section and having the ends 0t their upper parts down-turned to engage the strap and the ends of their side portions cuiavray to form an opening for the reception of said strap, substantially as described.

' GEORGE HARRIS.

\Vit messes CHAS. C. TILLMAN, E. A. DUGGAN. 

